New Profile activist Dr. Diana Dolev will be touring in the U.S. East Coast from October 17th to November 9th. Sponsored by the Refusers Solidarity Network (RSN) and the Youth & Militarism Program of the American Friends Service Committee, her talks will introduce U.S. audiences to the feminist, anti-militarist work of New Profile in Israel/Palestine, highlighting crucial links between U.S. militarization and militarization in Israel/Palestine, clarifying connections between Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza (the latter still under Israeli control) and the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. New Profile, a central player in the Israeli anti-militarist and refuser movements, hopes to strengthen ties with parallel groups in the U.S.A. and to raise vital funds for ongoing work.

The very process of creating this tour has already begun to realize one of its central goals, that of extending and strengthening networks. There are many institutions, organizations, grassroots groups and individuals without which the tour would not have been possible. New Profile is deeply grateful to the sponsoring organizations, RSN and AFSC, for their crucial contributions to its success and to the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) for their special effort and support. We extend our warm thanks to the many many others who contributed the time, the generosity and goodwill, the work and funding that created each separate leg of this tour. Hopefully, this series of talks will open up new channels of communication and consolidate existing ones, providing us all with added access to that powerful resource - cooperation.

Diana and New Profile are delighted that some of the venues will be shared with co-speaker Liz Rivera Goldstein, of Port Townsend, Washington, who has been appointed coordinator of the National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth.

Click here to view an updated and detailed itinerary of the tour.

Diana will be speaking on:

A Feminist Perspective on Society and the Military in Israel
Building a National Identity - Architectural Orientalism at the Hebrew University
Militarization of Education in Israel
Women's Leadership in the Fight against Militarism and Occupation
Militarism, Feminism and Education in Israeli Society
Working for Peace in Israel
Women's Activism against War Culture

and other related topics.

How you can help:

1) Notify friends and contacts in the vicinity of existing events:
Please spread the word through your personal contacts and networks. A full tour calendar is posted on the New Profile website, at www.newprofile.org/UStour2005itinerary.html with exact titles, times, hall locations, and links to fliers for the various events. You can help by emailing the URL to friends and networks, by printing out fliers for display and distribution and by sending people information about the tour schedule so they can plan to attend events in their vicinity. You can also download a generic flier for the tour in black and white or in color

2) Attend an event near your home:
Diana would be very happy to meet you in person. We're confident that her talks will offer some highly interesting insights on feminist anti-militarist and anti-occupation work in the current context of Israel/Palestine. We hope you'll be able to attend one (or more) of these events.

3) Donate to New Profile:
Among other things, this tour is a fundraising effort for New Profile. If you cannot attend but wish to support New Profile activities - please mail us a check at:

New Profile
POB 3454
Ramat Hasharon 47100
Israel

or make a specially earmarked, tax-exempt contribution through Refuser Solidarity Network.

Please check this site in the future for possible changes in the itinerary of the tour.

Our warm thanks for any help and support you can offer.